USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 08/20 08:05
08/20/2025 | 8:05 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 08/20 08:05
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 20, 2025
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Actual Actual Actual
Today Week Ago Year Ago
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Producer Sold
Negotiated 13,362 7,732 11,478
Other Market Formula 17,425 75,263 20,753
Swine/Pork Market Formula 122,792 122,759 138,927
Other Purchase Arrangement 58,232 54,802 54,171
Negotiated Formula 315 1,160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,301 32,745 34,939
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Other Swine
Market or Pork Other
Formula Market Purchase Negotiated Totals/
Negotiated (FUT/OPT)** Formula Arrgment Formula Wtd Avg
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Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):
Producer Sold
Head Count 10,125 15,314 118,611 54,350 270 198,670
Base Price 110.01 88.89 106.29 100.66 103.61
Packer Sold
Head Count 33,203
Base Price 104.22
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Volume and Price Range For Barrows and Gilts
Purchased Swine (Including Packer Sold)
National Iowa/ Western Eastern
Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
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Negotiated (carcass basis)
Head Count 11,245
Lowest Base Price 106.00
Highest Base Price 112.50
Weighted Average Price 109.76 109.28 109.76
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 270
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 11,515
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 18,354 11,006 15,095 3,259
Lowest Base Price 75.15 78.32
Highest Base Price 112.19 96.92
Weighted Average Price 89.14 86.49
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 142,780 82,076 98,264 40,913
Lowest Base Price 86.62 97.74 97.74 86.62
Highest Base Price 114.16 114.16 114.16 112.58
Weighted Average Price 106.28 106.01 106.04 106.47
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 59,546 37,099 39,966 18,604
Lowest Base Price 77.13 77.13 77.13 87.21
Highest Base Price 113.93 113.93 113.93 109.94
Weighted Average Price 100.82 100.93 100.88 100.22
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 2,998
Lowest Base Price 69.59
Highest Base Price 86.20
Weighted Average Price 83.56 83.69 83.69
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 45
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 3,043
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
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NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on Weight(215 lb Carcass),Backfat(0.5 - 0.8 inches)and Loin Depth(2.0 -
2.7 inches)
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -30.00 -13.00 175# -11.20 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog211.94 lb carcass .66 inch back-fat
7.63 square inch loin 2.54 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.01
Price Range $110.00 - $114.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 60 Canada 3,956
Iowa 92,747 Illinois 16,953
Indiana 16,736 Kansas 1,553
Kentucky 1,391 Michigan 8,048
Minnesota 48,635 Missouri 2,609
Montana 401 North Carolina 6,541
Nebraska 14,361 Ohio 14,984
Oklahoma 1,566 Pennsylvania 4,481
South Dakota 10,067 Wisconsin 660
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